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A qilin of the Qing dynasty in Beijing's Summer Palace. Qalupalik (Inuit mythology) – Aquatic human abductor; Qilin – Dragon-ox-deer hybrid; Qiqirn – Large, bald dog spirit
The African bullfrog is a voracious carnivore, eating insects and other invertebrates, small rodents, reptiles, small birds, fish, and other amphibians that can fit in their mouths. [5] [9] [10] It is also a cannibalistic species—the male African bullfrog is known for occasionally eating the tadpoles he guards, [11] and juveniles also eat ...
QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q not followed by U, is derived from the first six letters of a standard keyboard layout. In English, the letter Q is almost always followed immediately by the letter U, e.g. quiz, quarry, question, squirrel. However, there are some exceptions.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor lizard, [1] part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.It is the largest terrestrial lizard known to have existed, but the fragmentary nature of known remains make estimates highly uncertain.
Geryon – Three-headed six-armed giant with three torsos and (in some sources) six legs; Ghillie Dhu – Tree guardian; Ghost (Worldwide) – Disembodied spirits of those that have died; Ghoul – Cannibalistic shapeshifting desert genie often classified as undead. Giant (Worldwide) – Immensely large and strong humanoids
Daidarabotchi – Giant responsible for creating many geographical features in Japan; Daitengu – Most powerful class of tengu, each of whom lives on a separate mountain; Daitya – Giant; Dandan – Sea creature; Danava – Water demon; Daphnaie – Laurel tree nymph
In the words of Honorary President of the American Alpine Club, Robert H. Bates, this yeti discovery "has apparently solved the mystery of the yeti, or at least part of it, and in so doing added to the world's great wildlife preserves", [75] so that the shy animal, and the mysteries and myths of the Himalayas that it represents, can continue to ...